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Auchenoglanis
wittei Giltay 1930

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Jerome Franz Traub(1)

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Teugels et al. (1991) considered
the genus Auchenoglanis to be comprised of two valid
species: A. biscutatus and A. occidentalis.Due to the work carried out recently (2010) by Michael
Retzer there are now 8 in this genus with six new species,
A. acuticeps,
A. biscutatus,
A. occidentalis,
A. sacchii,
A. senegali, A.tanganicanus,
A. tchadiensis
and A.wittei. This large growing species is still listed
in Fishbase as a synonym of A. occidentalis but in
the Catalog of Fishes it is recognised as a species in its own
right. This species has medium, irregular-shaped spots in a
reticulated pattern on the body of adults, and also a longer
head, dark spot on the gill area and black barbels. This species
is known from the central Congo River drainage.